The issue is: how to solve problems? That’s the question. I want to change this question. I want to ask you if it’s possible for us to live without problems.
We have a car problem, so we go to a mechanic. We have a health problem, so we see a doctor.
So, these are experts in that area.
Here, I am referring to these internal problems, to these problems that are really problems, because a mechanical problem is a problem that a specialist can solve. A medical problem also has a solution.
To a certain extent, the doctor can assist us, he can do something for you, because he is a specialist in this area, he studied this.
In an engineering problem, an engineer can assist you, he can help you.
But, here, I am referring to these problems of ours. Is a mind free of problems possible? Anxiety, fear, ambition, envy…
I'll give you an example: a very close relative, someone very close to you, dies. And now you are faced with a problem: the problem of loss. You didn't expect to be alone at that moment, without that person, and now you are faced with a problem. So, I am referring to these internal problems within us, to these problems that we face moment by moment in our lives, in our day-to-day lives. If it’s not one way, it’s another. If it’s not one type, it’s another.
A car eventually breaks down. [For] A mathematical problem that we cannot solve, we consult an expert; occasionally we need someone to help us sort this out.
The body itself eventually becomes ill. But, here, I am referring to these internal problems that are,
moment by moment, with you: worry, anxiety, accelerated, repetitive thoughts, the pain of loneliness, the pain of loss – here I mentioned the case of losing someone very intimate, very close.
Is a mind completely free, internally, of problems possible? So, to your question – “how to solve problems?” –, I have this other question: is a problem-free mind possible?
First, we have to investigate what these problems are. The technical problem is the subject of those who study that particular specialty. But what about the internal problem in us? Who is the one who can help us understand and therefore dissolve this problem if not ourselves? Another will not suit you in that sense.
You go to a specialist, a doctor, a therapist, a psychologist, a psychoanalyst, a psychiatrist... In a way, he is an extraordinary help, a wonderful help, but the problem has an element in it, very, very deep, that this specialist cannot answer.
Only we ourselves can attend directly to this very profound element – this element is the “I,” the “ego,” the sense of “someone” present in this feeling, in this contradiction, in this conflict, in this fear, in this anxiety, in this psychological pain, in this suffering. That sense of “I” can only be dealt with by you.
So, the specialist has a very clear limitation. His condition to help us is very, very limited, because when we touch that element, nobody can solve it. This sense of “I,” of “ego,” of “me,” has no cure.
We are here investigating with you, within this channel, the beauty of the Awakening of Consciousness, of Spiritual Enlightenment. That, yes, is the end for that sense of “I,” for that sense of “me,” of “ego.” This is not the cure of the ego, this is the end of the illusion of the “I,” of the sense of the ego, which is the end of the problem. Your problem is you, this “me,” this “I.”
So, when a loved one dies, be it a child, a wife, a husband, someone very close, intimate, an extraordinary pain comes; it is a pain that cuts. We know what that is, we've all lost someone. Where does this pain hit us? This is not a mechanical problem, this is not an engineering problem, this is not a physical problem, it’s a mental health problem, it’s a psychological health issue.
What is this element, the “I” element? What is it made up of? What is the mind? We have to investigate it, approach it, so it’s possible to have the answer, it’s possible to end the problems.
Here, it is not about the end of problems by giving a solution for it. When you lose a loved one, there is no solution. When someone walks away and causes you emotional pain that cuts you in half, there’s no way to fix it. When something suddenly disappears and you didn't foresee it, didn't expect it, didn't wait for it... It’s curious: even knowing that someone is sick... it is predictable that he or she could die, that is predictable, it could happen, and yet we are not ready for these losses, even though we know that this is about to or could happen.
So, nobody is psychologically ready for this problem.
The present sense of “I,” you see, is the problem. We never looked at it that way. For us, the problem is what is happening externally, it is what is outside, that we… that “I” did not expect. So, what’s outside is the problem, or it’s the reason, it’s the cause of the problem.
When you get closer and look inside yourself and see this movement, which is the movement of thought, feeling, emotion, images, remembrances, memories, stored experiences, you realize that this internal element, this core of which these things make part, this center that has all this with it – this center is the “me,” the “I” ... As you approach, you realize that it is in this center, in this core, in this “I,” that the problem is. It is not outside; it is not something external.
So, it’s not something external that causes you the problem. The problem is what you are. Your relationship with the external is being supported by a belief, by a condition of hypnosis, of self-hypnosis. In that condition, what is outside and you are something separate.
There is separation between what is outside and you. There is this “me” and the other who abandoned “me,” who ran away, who disappeared from “my” life or who died. This separateness between this “I” and the other, between this internal, this nucleus, this center, this “me” and the other, which is the event, the person or the experience… In that separation, we have a model of duality, of separateness.
It is this element of duality that sustains this pain. However, the support of this pain is present because there is this “me,” this center, this core, this “I,” which some call the ego.
So, the question is: how to solve problems? The answer to that is: disappearing! As long as there is this sense of “I” present, this apparition is present… Since this apparition is made up of all these elements – remembrances, memories, experiences, attachments, desires, and fears – if that disappears, that core, that center, that “I” disappears. And when that disappears, the external experience, the external element, loses its importance, loses its value.
The appreciation of this external element is because it is giving the sense of a separate existence to this identity, to this center, this “I,” this “me.”
Notice what we are saying to you here. The pain appears now that the other is gone, but, in fact, the pain is already present before the other leaves, because what is present in this relationship of duality is the self-affirmation of this center, of this “I,” what is present is the internal, psychological dependence on this existence of the other. This “other” gives identity to this “me.” This external experience gives identity to this “experiencer.”
Are we in this together?
The pain of attachment is already there, the pain of loneliness is already there. You are surrounded by objects, experiences, people, situations, because you don't pay attention to this self-observation, you don't look at what you are here and now. This does not allow you to realize that this “I” already carries this pain.
People want to solve problems when they feel they have problems. They don't realize that the problem is present even if they don't feel the presence of the problem. They never come into direct contact with this self-observation, this self-enquiry. They don't see the “problem” in themselves, they wait for something to happen to become aware that the problem exists.
Here, I am saying: when you look at what is you, you immediately perceive this present pain. What I am putting here for you is that people go through their lives without the slightest awareness that they are suffering.
That suffering is being hidden or camouflaged by their outer experiences, but the suffering remains within them, and they don't become aware of the presence of that suffering within them. In fact, they don't become aware that they are this suffering itself. The presence of suffering is the sense of “I,” the ego.
Here, we are faced with something quite interesting. The human being has no awareness or consciousness of the suffering he carries. Yet, deep down, there is this suffering. On the surface this is not seen. In the foreground, there is pleasure, satisfaction, fulfillment in a relationship with another, with the loved one, with the world, with external experiences, but in the background, the suffering is already there, but the human being does not perceive the presence of this “me,” this “I,” which is basically suffering.
The egoic mind is, by nature, miserable. It is something in us covered or covered up with sensations, with pleasure, with fulfillment, with joy, with satisfaction, but always carrying in that background, in a contradictory way, a present pain, which is fear, the fear of losing, the fear of not having it anymore, the fear of it getting out of control or running away.
So, this suffering is present in the background. In the foreground, pleasure, joy, satisfaction in this and that achievement, in this experience, in that other experience, and deep down, in the background, there is pain, fear, anguish, apprehension, anxiety. This is something present in this sense of “I.”
The beauty of these meetings that we have here is that, when you ask “how to solve problems?”, here I tell you: there is no problem to be solved. This isn't a situation where your car broke down; this is not a situation where a bridge has to be built – that is, yes, a problem for an expert. Here, I refer to this “me.” There is no real problem other than the illusion of this sense of a present identity. This constitutes a problem.
The good news is that your True Nature is not in that condition of contradiction; it doesn't have that background, that bottom and that front, that foreground. That which is You does not carry this duality, this contradiction. Your Being is the Reality where all this experience – and, here, whatever is happening, including the presence of the other and the possibility of his or her absence due to some situation… This is seen without the sense of an ego, of a “I,” of a present identity, of this “me,” in this illusion of duality, the search for fulfillment, the search for satisfaction, the search for fulfillment in this experience and, also, of this duality.
The Reality of That which is You is pure Consciousness. In that Consciousness, what prevails is Love. This is straight from the Vedas. The Nature of Being is not problem. The Nature of Being, according to the Vedas, is Being, pure Being, Consciousness, Bliss. The Truth about your Essential Nature is Advaita, Non-Separation, the one without the second. The Truth about Who You Are, or the Truth about What You Are, transcends this dream where there is a “thinker” with his thoughts, an “experiencer” with his experiences, an “I” surrounded by objects, places, people – more distant people and closer and more intimate people, this “I” loaded with fear, this “I” that is a set of remembrances, memories, stored experiences, desires… This “I” is not real!
Therefore, the end to the illusion of the problem is at the end of this illusion of “I.” Then, there are no problems. Life does not carry problems. What we have in life are new situations arising moment by moment, they are challenges. Everything is changing! Things are happening and there is no “me,” this “I,” this “ego” in control.
What is here and now can suddenly disappear, and you can't do anything about it. There is nothing that you, in this illusion of seeking psychological security, – this is a problem, this is a very serious suffering, very serious, in all of us – can do.
No matter how much you surround yourself with physical security, there is no psychological security, and even physical security always fails.
You have absolutely no control over anything. But we have this illusion: the illusion of an “I” that makes choices, has control, has the power to sustain, to maintain…
All of this is an illusion.
The fact is that, internally, the illusion is based on all these beliefs, and so are the problem and suffering.
So, if that’s something that makes sense to you, that’s what we're working here on our channel. I want to remind you: we have online meetings, we have face-to-face meetings, and we also have retreats. And if this is something that makes sense to you, leave your “like” there and subscribe to the channel, and we can work on this together, OK?
See you soon.
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